Object Number 2015.0028.001 AAA

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Rod)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1900-1950

Materials

Maple

Dimensions (inches)

41.75 (L) , 0.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

106.045 (L) , 1.27 (Diam)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This piece came to Winterthur along with a loom that had been used in Southeastern Pennsylvania for over two hundred years. It is a thin, handmade dowel that could be used at many points of the weaving process, including knitting heddles, tying on a warp, or making a set of gears.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Pritchard, M. E. 1954 A Short Dictionary of Weaving: Including Some Spinning, Dyeing and Textile Terms and a Beginner's Guide to Weaving and Dyeing. 196.
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[Book] Worst, Edward F. 1974 Weaving with Foot-power Looms. 275.
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